Reader ninjacharlie uses GeekTool to keep things like his Twitter feed and the song he's listening to embedded in his wallpaper while he works, so he doesn't need another app to keep track of them. Here's how you can do it too.

ninjacharlie submitted his desktop to our Desktop Showcase, which is what you should do if you want to see your setup featured here! All you need to do is post a screenshot to your Kinja blog (the one that came with your commenter account) along with the wallpaper, widgets, and other tools you used to customize it.

That's all there is to it. GeekTool can be a resource drain the more you plug into it, but this setup is simple and smart, and keeps things to a minimum. Best of all, ninjacharlie doesn't need to keep spotify hanging around on the desktop to see what's playing, and doesn't need to keep a Twitter app open to see what's going on in his stream. Since he's using a CLI for it, he can just fire up a terminal window (or a new one, if he's working in Terminal already) to reply or interact with people if he wants to. If you have like what you see, head over to his kinja blog (linked below) and let him know you like his work! If you run into trouble, check out our guide to GeekTool for tips.

Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us! Post it to your personal Kinja blog using the tag desktop showcase or add it to our Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr pool. Screenshots must be at least at least 640x360 and please include information about what you used, links to your wallpaper, skins, and themes, and any other relevant details. If your awesome desktop catches our eye, you might get featured!